Afghan Corruption Haunts U.S. Efforts to Cede War’s Leadership
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The U.S. is renewing efforts to staunch corruption in Afghanistan by reducing the corrosive effects of the money it’s pouring into the country, a State Department official said.
The U.S. shut down one project that was using Afghan officials to review corruption cases because they were exploiting it to pick up tips on how to cheat, according to the official, who briefed reporters at the Pentagon yesterday on condition of anonymity to discuss internal deliberations.